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A new standard of portfolio management

A new standard of portfolio management

As your trusted partner, we help you pursue your goals by constructing, managing and reviewing a broadly diversified portfolio that is fully customized to suit your needs. Through clear communication, we help you understand what you own and why, placing your best interests above all else.

Using a wealth of resources, we gain insight into the risk and return characteristics of your investment options. The portfolio strategies we pursue are modeled on those used by elite institutions to help us select a mix of asset classes that closely matches your individual preferences and appetite for risk. This approach weighs several factors – your goals, time horizon and tax implications – to create a stronger portfolio tailored to you.

Our priority is to help you make informed financial decisions about the components of your portfolio. We also take care to assess the ongoing tax implications of your plan. When your needs and situation evolve, we adjust accordingly to ensure we are always in sync with you and measuring up to your expectations.

There is no assurance that any investment strategy will be successful. Investing involves risk and investors may incur a profit or a loss. Asset allocation and diversification do not ensure a profit or protect against a loss. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

  • As your advisor, we are not putting forth just any investment strategy, but the strategy that is designed to best fit your life. Meeting your requirements for growth, income or capital preservation – while being mindful of your attitude toward risk – is our objective. You can expect a portfolio that is individually customized to reflect the future as you envision it.

  • Staying on top of trends and events that influence the investment environment and your portfolio’s performance is crucial for us. We rely on deep resources, analysis and the insight of our team to keep your financial objectives in sight and help drive smart decision-making. 

Investing involves risk and you may incur a profit or loss regardless of strategy selected, including diversification and asset allocation.

Alternative investments involve substantial risks that may be greater than those associated with traditional investments and may be offered only to clients who meet specific suitability requirements, including minimum net worth tests. These risks include but are not limited to: limited or no liquidity, tax considerations, incentive fee structures, speculative investment strategies, and different regulatory and reporting requirements. There is no assurance that any investment will meet its investment objectives or that substantial losses will be avoided.

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Keeping your financial plan aligned with your goals, risk tolerance and time horizon.
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Markets & Investing
Setting your team up for success in retirement

Setting your team up for success in retirement

Offering a retirement plan to employees benefits both you and them.
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Business Ownership
Ensure peace of mind with an heir preparation packet

Ensure peace of mind with an heir preparation packet

Help your loved ones navigate a difficult time with a comprehensive guide when it’s needed most.
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Estate & Giving
Asset-based long-term care solutions: A more flexible option

Asset-based long-term care solutions: A more flexible option

As we’re living longer, asset-based long-term care insurance can help you live your best life well into retirement.
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Retirement & Longevity
Succession planning: Dos and Don’ts

Succession planning: Dos and Don’ts

Every entrepreneur should have a succession plan, even early-stage founders. Here are some dos and don’ts of succession planning in this phase.
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Business Ownership
Social security survivor benefits: 6 things to remember

Social security survivor benefits: 6 things to remember

Understanding how social security benefits apply to a surviving spouse is essential to creating an effective retirement income plan.
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Retirement & Longevity
Tax-advantaged accounts: A powerful addition to your financial plan

Tax-advantaged accounts: A powerful addition to your financial plan

The benefits of tax-efficient wealth management.
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Tax Planning
Foster financial literacy and family values

Foster financial literacy and family values

The two go hand in hand when preparing your heirs.
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Family & Lifestyle
Supercharge your retirement savings with the ‘super catch-up’ contribution

Supercharge your retirement savings with the ‘super catch-up’ contribution

This significant change could boost your retirement savings as you approach retirement.
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Retirement & Longevity
How investments are taxed

How investments are taxed

You’ve built a nest egg, watched your investments grow, and...
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Family & Lifestyle
401(k) plans: the basics

401(k) plans: the basics

If your retirement is well down the road, you may be tempted to p...
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Markets & Investing
Investing strategy: six principles to guide you

Investing strategy: six principles to guide you

If you’re relatively new to investing, it can be confusing ...
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Markets & Investing
Three ways to fund a Roth IRA

Three ways to fund a Roth IRA

A robust retirement plan features multiple saving tactics that se...
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Markets & Investing
Understanding IRAs: traditional and Roth

Understanding IRAs: traditional and Roth

An individual retirement arrangement – known commonly by i...
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Markets & Investing
Securities-based lending helps ease financing luxuries

Securities-based lending helps ease financing luxuries

When buying luxuries, your portfolio can be powerful collateral.
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Family & Lifestyle
Protecting your Social Security payout

Protecting your Social Security payout

To handle payments for a disabled senior, it's not enough to put powers of attorney, medical directives or guardianship arrangements in place.
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Retirement & Longevity
What does the tariff pause mean for markets?

What does the tariff pause mean for markets?

04/10/2025
Raymond James Chief Investment Officer Larry Adam considers the impact of the recent development in the trade war and provides insight on what it could mean for the markets and investors.
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Markets & Investing
Concentrated equity risk: Is it time to break your concentration?

Concentrated equity risk: Is it time to break your concentration?

Sometimes the very thing that creates substantial wealth poses its greatest threat.
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Markets & Investing
Charitably minded investors can satisfy RMDs with QCDs

Charitably minded investors can satisfy RMDs with QCDs

Qualified charitable distributions allow your required IRA distributions to benefit a worthy cause – while you benefit from a reduced tax liability.
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Estate & Giving
Tariff relief a positive but high uncertainty remains

Tariff relief a positive but high uncertainty remains

04/09/2025
In response to the 90-day pause on "reciprocal" tariffs, announced April 9, Managing Director, Washington Policy Analyst Ed Mills provides in-depth analysis of potential paths forward.
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Economy & Policy
Embarking on an encore career as an entrepreneur

Embarking on an encore career as an entrepreneur

Starting a business in retirement.
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Retirement & Longevity
Tariff policy: potential paths and endgames

Tariff policy: potential paths and endgames

04/06/2025
In response to the April 2 “reciprocal” tariff announcement, Managing Director, Washington Policy Analyst Ed Mills and team provide in-depth analysis of potential paths forward.
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Economy & Policy
Infographic: 5 tips to stay secure during tax season

Infographic: 5 tips to stay secure during tax season

Tax season is open season for fraudsters. Staying alert and informed is key.
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Tax Planning
Can homeschooling and a full-time job co-exist?

Can homeschooling and a full-time job co-exist?

Juggling schoolbooks and paychecks isn’t for the faint of heart, but can be a rewarding endeavor with the right expectations and support.
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Family & Lifestyle
Unexpected tax bill? Avoid compromising your long-term plan

Unexpected tax bill? Avoid compromising your long-term plan

Surprised in spring by a tax bill you didn’t anticipate? Consider strategies for settling up without disrupting your longer-term financial progress.
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Tax Planning
Have you hired the right tax accountant?

Have you hired the right tax accountant?

Five signs you’ve chosen the right accountant; two signs that suggest proceeding with caution.
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Tax Planning
Infographic: Five habits of 401(k) millionaires

Infographic: Five habits of 401(k) millionaires

You don’t have to make $1 million to save $1 million. Following these five principles can help you successfully prepare for retirement.
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Retirement & Longevity
529s are more than a college savings tool

529s are more than a college savings tool

These versatile savings accounts are a powerful estate planning vehicle.
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Estate & Giving
Life-changing events change your taxes, too

Life-changing events change your taxes, too

Review how six major life events can impact your federal return..
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Tax Planning
Despite recent volatility, we maintain our constructive outlook

Despite recent volatility, we maintain our constructive outlook

03/07/2025

Raymond James CIO Larry Adam reinforces that while volatility is never comfortable, it's an inherent part of the market's fabric.

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Markets & Investing
Choosing the right charitable giving vehicle for your goals

Choosing the right charitable giving vehicle for your goals

Understand the differences between giving vehicles.
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Estate & Giving
Mitigating surtaxes faced by high-income earners

Mitigating surtaxes faced by high-income earners

Thoughtful, proactive planning can help high-earning taxpayers reduce their net investment income tax and additional Medicare tax bills.
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Tax Planning
Strategies for keeping your beloved home within the family

Strategies for keeping your beloved home within the family

Preserving your property across generations takes thoughtful planning and open communication.
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Estate & Giving
Launching a financial future

Launching a financial future

Share these fundamental concepts with young emerging investors.
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Markets & Investing
Laying the groundwork for tax season

Laying the groundwork for tax season

Smart moves at the beginning of tax season can help get your financial house in order.
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Tax Planning
From zero to 1: How quantum computing is harnessing the power in-between binary

From zero to 1: How quantum computing is harnessing the power in-between binary

The power of quantum computing lies in its capacity – and its potential is not just a game-changer, but a world-changer.
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Technology & Innovation
Putting more life into the 10-year rule

Putting more life into the 10-year rule

Non-eligible designated beneficiaries have 10 years to draw down inherited qualified retirement accounts; here, we explore ways to extend the life of that wealth.
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Retirement & Longevity
Preparing for a long and happy retirement

Preparing for a long and happy retirement

As with all of life’s transitions, adjusting to retirement takes time. Here are five ways to get started.
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Retirement & Longevity
6 questions to ask your CPA

6 questions to ask your CPA

For business owners, effective tax planning involves understanding the current tax rates and rules and using them in a way that best suits your specific situation. Asking these questions can help you maximize tax efficiency today and prepare for potential changes .

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Business Ownership
Be prepared for emergencies

Be prepared for emergencies

Having important information and contacts at the ready can help you be prepared in an emergency. Use this list to catalog your most important contacts and account numbers and keep them in a safe place for easy reference when the time comes.
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Family & Lifestyle
Infographic: Thriving in retirement

Infographic: Thriving in retirement

Here are five ways to help you enjoy the transition to retirement and live life to the fullest.

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Retirement & Longevity
What to do after the loss of a loved one

What to do after the loss of a loved one

Losing a loved one can be overwhelming and emotionally draining. ...
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Family & Lifestyle
Trusts: vehicles to carry out your legacy

Trusts: vehicles to carry out your legacy

A trust can be a highly useful estate planning vehicle, designed ...
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Estate & Giving
Five essential estate planning documents

Five essential estate planning documents

Estate planning is about crafting a legacy that reflects your val...
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Estate & Giving
Investing: getting started

Investing: getting started

Investing is an exciting prospect. It’s the opportunity to ...
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Markets & Investing
Financial planning: the big picture

Financial planning: the big picture

Throughout your lifetime, you’ll reach key milestones such ...
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Retirement & Longevity
Building an emergency fund

Building an emergency fund

A financial setback can be devastating. But building an emergency...
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Retirement & Longevity
Building a budget that works for you

Building a budget that works for you

A realistic and responsible budget is the bedrock of a financial ...
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Retirement & Longevity
Infographic: Shred me, shred me not

Infographic: Shred me, shred me not

Which documents to keep and which to toss safely.
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Technology & Innovation
Leveraging your digital presence for business growth

Leveraging your digital presence for business growth

How to harness the power of your online footprint to engage current and prospective customers.
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Business Ownership
Staging in place: Future proofing in the present

Staging in place: Future proofing in the present

If you plan to age in place, the best time to create a vibrant home you can grow old with is now. 
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Retirement & Longevity
What you need to know about freezing your credit

What you need to know about freezing your credit

Four free and easy steps to protect yourself from fraud.
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Family & Lifestyle
Tech nostalgia: In with the old

Tech nostalgia: In with the old

What inspires the recent appeal of obsolete technology.
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Technology & Innovation
Create a workspace that energizes you

Create a workspace that energizes you

Working in a Zen-like environment could lead to less stress, greater productivity and on-the-job happiness.
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Family & Lifestyle
You've inherited a business. Now what?

You've inherited a business. Now what?

It’s a financial and emotional journey. Here’s where to start.
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Business Ownership
Tax-efficient strategies for investment properties

Tax-efficient strategies for investment properties

Capital gains tax deferral on investment property sales.
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Tax Planning
Hidden benefits of 529 plans

Hidden benefits of 529 plans

Beyond education savings, these plans can work for you - not just your kids.
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Family & Lifestyle
Aligning wealth with purpose this holiday season

Aligning wealth with purpose this holiday season

During the holidays, giving is often top of mind. Discover how to make it a lasting part of your future plans.
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Estate & Giving
Estate planning complexity with the rise of new technologies

Estate planning complexity with the rise of new technologies

The language used in important documents may need to shift to reflect recent innovations and complex family dynamics.
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Family & Lifestyle
Infographic: Find the words to connect with your loved ones

Infographic: Find the words to connect with your loved ones

8 questions to ask your family during the holiday season.
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Family & Lifestyle
The 10-year rule for retirement accounts: How new guidelines could impact your IRA beneficiaries

The 10-year rule for retirement accounts: How new guidelines could impact your IRA beneficiaries

The SECURE Act’s 10-year rule for retirement account beneficiaries is ready for implementation. See how it could impact your wealth and wealth transfer plans.
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Retirement & Longevity
Where should you retire?

Where should you retire?

Hint: It’s about more than the weather and scenery.
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Retirement & Longevity
No timing needed

No timing needed

Overcome market timing and loss aversion with dollar-cost averaging.
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Markets & Investing
Family vacations reimagined

Family vacations reimagined

A guide for adult children planning travels with parents.
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Family & Lifestyle
More than forgetfulness—having the important conversations

More than forgetfulness—having the important conversations

How to navigate caregiving when a loved one is suffering memory loss.
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Family & Lifestyle
Infographic: The gift of philanthropic planning

Infographic: The gift of philanthropic planning

Investing time and strategy into your philanthropic goals today could help ensure they become traditions each new generation can pay forward.
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Estate & Giving
Giving is a family affair

Giving is a family affair

How to inspire charitable values for generations to come.
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Estate & Giving
Through the back door to bigger retirement savings

Through the back door to bigger retirement savings

“Backdoor” strategies let you enjoy the benefits of a Roth while getting around some of the limitations.
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Retirement & Longevity
In the name of conservation

In the name of conservation

How you can join accredited zoos and aquariums in global conservation efforts.
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Estate & Giving
Should you franchise your business?

Should you franchise your business?

Learn what makes a good franchisor and how to get started.
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Business Ownership
Trim your future tax bill by thinking ahead

Trim your future tax bill by thinking ahead

Don’t procrastinate when it comes to prepping for tax season.
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Tax Planning
Why 15 minutes of mentorship has game-changing potential

Why 15 minutes of mentorship has game-changing potential

75% of executives say mentoring has been critical to their career development.
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Business Ownership
The three ingredients of a purposeful retirement

The three ingredients of a purposeful retirement

What’s the secret to a purposeful retirement? That’s for you to discover, starting with these three elements of living well.
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Retirement & Longevity
Important financial considerations for single parents

Important financial considerations for single parents

Build an action plan to protect yourself and your loved ones.
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Family & Lifestyle
How active and passive funds work differently

How active and passive funds work differently

Explore how these two investment types compare.
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Markets & Investing
Infographic: Navigating Medicare

Infographic: Navigating Medicare

Review this roadmap to help you navigate through the Medicare enrollment process.
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Retirement & Longevity
Using securities-based lending to fund business growth

Using securities-based lending to fund business growth

Invest in your business without disrupting your investments.
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Business Ownership
How corporate executives are leveraging AI

How corporate executives are leveraging AI

From innovation and competitiveness to streamlining productivity.
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Business Ownership
The ins and outs of nonqualified deferred compensation

The ins and outs of nonqualified deferred compensation

A versatile tool that can help enhance the benefits package you offer your employees.
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Business Ownership
The psychological side of spending your retirement savings

The psychological side of spending your retirement savings

Many investors worry about outliving their savings. As a result, they sometimes underestimate what they can comfortably spend in retirement.
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Retirement & Longevity
AI and cybersecurity: Fighting fire with fire

AI and cybersecurity: Fighting fire with fire

Artificial intelligence is creating new, more complex cybersecurity challenges. It may also hold the solutions.
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Technology & Innovation
Infographic: Outsmart the scams

Infographic: Outsmart the scams

Stay vigilant against online fraudsters with these common scams and best practices to avoid them.
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Technology & Innovation
Unlock the full potential of profit sharing

Unlock the full potential of profit sharing

Determining the ideal profit sharing design for your organization.
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Business Ownership
Give yourself permission to unplug

Give yourself permission to unplug

4 ways you can ward off relaxation-induced anxiety.
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Family & Lifestyle
Wealth and taxes: The potential benefits of municipal bond investing

Wealth and taxes: The potential benefits of municipal bond investing

Explore fixed-income tools that generate income and infrastructure.
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Markets & Investing
Infographic: The Fed and the fuss, demystified

Infographic: The Fed and the fuss, demystified

Explore how the Fed keeps the economy on track through monetary policy, and how its moves ultimately ripple outward.
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Economy & Policy
Dollars and sense: Teaching financial literacy early pays off

Dollars and sense: Teaching financial literacy early pays off

Discover money lessons that set children up for success.
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Family & Lifestyle
Giving it all away

Giving it all away

Billionaires and the not-so-wealthy have pledged to donate the majority of their wealth to causes they value most.
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Estate & Giving
Infographic: Thoughtful tips for a fulfilling retirement

Infographic: Thoughtful tips for a fulfilling retirement

Retirees in the U.S. are expected to live longer than ever before, here are some tips to help you enjoy your golden years to the fullest.
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Retirement & Longevity
Bouncing back after a job loss

Bouncing back after a job loss

Recovering from job loss is possible. Explore guidance to help you get back on your feet.
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Family & Lifestyle
Estate planning: Your loved one's long-term care

Estate planning: Your loved one's long-term care

Ensure your family member with special needs is cared for after you’re gone.
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Estate & Giving
What time is the right time for retirement?

What time is the right time for retirement?

Age may just be a number, but when it comes to retirement, it matters.
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Retirement & Longevity
Are your important documents secure and accessible?

Are your important documents secure and accessible?

Keep your financial life organized with a thoughtful combination of digital and physical storage solutions.
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Family & Lifestyle
Healthy, wealthy and wise

Healthy, wealthy and wise

The connection between financial wellness and health can have benefits for your employees and your business.
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Business Ownership
Assembling your wealth planning team

Assembling your wealth planning team

Whatever you envision for your wealth, it’s important to have professionals around you who share and support that vision.
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Retirement & Longevity
Infographic: College majors for bright futures and lucrative careers

Infographic: College majors for bright futures and lucrative careers

Take a glimpse into the most popular industries among college students to offer insight into what might be the most attractive fields today.
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Family & Lifestyle
Maintaining income after retirement

Maintaining income after retirement

How your retirement savings can continue working for you.
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Retirement & Longevity
Embracing sustainability may benefit business

Embracing sustainability may benefit business

Explore tips for going green in the workplace.
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Business Ownership
Mastering a significant wealth event

Mastering a significant wealth event

Whether sudden or planned, the right steps can help you take charge of your newfound assets.
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Family & Lifestyle
Crafting a retirement that evolves with you

Crafting a retirement that evolves with you

How high-net-worth individuals can make the most of retirement, from new ways of investing to preparing for the unexpected.
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Retirement & Longevity
10 common scams and how to avoid them

10 common scams and how to avoid them

Familiarize yourself with these common swindles, often targeting retirees.
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Technology & Innovation
Infographic: Debunking Social Security myths

Infographic: Debunking Social Security myths

Shine some light on these common misconceptions to help get the most from your hard-earned benefits.
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Retirement & Longevity
Identify the connection between net worth and risk tolerance

Identify the connection between net worth and risk tolerance

Understanding your risk profile is an important component of managing significant wealth.
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Family & Lifestyle
Pay off debt with a plan in mind

Pay off debt with a plan in mind

Strategies for minimizing interest payments and eliminating debt.
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Family & Lifestyle
Real estate liability coverage, deciphered

Real estate liability coverage, deciphered

Strategic protections real estate agents can take to mitigate risk.
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Business Ownership
Tips for staying connected with remote coworkers

Tips for staying connected with remote coworkers

Colleagues from coast to coast.
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Technology & Innovation
The lasting benefit of financial literacy

The lasting benefit of financial literacy

Key financial lessons to teach your children as they grow.
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Family & Lifestyle
Individual bonds - providing a dual benefit

Individual bonds - providing a dual benefit

06/24/2024
Doug Drabik discusses fixed income market conditions and offers insight for bond investors.
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Markets & Investing
Don’t wait for the Fed

Don’t wait for the Fed

06/17/2024
Doug Drabik discusses fixed income market conditions and offers insight for bond investors.
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Markets & Investing
Will the bull market endure or fizzle out?

Will the bull market endure or fizzle out?

06/14/2024
Review the latest Weekly Headings by CIO Larry Adam.
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Markets & Investing
GSTs leapfrog a generation to offer estate tax advantages

GSTs leapfrog a generation to offer estate tax advantages

Generation-skipping trusts (GSTs) can provide certain protections and benefits that other trusts don’t.
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Estate & Giving
Personal consumption expenditure – An inflation measure

Personal consumption expenditure – An inflation measure

06/10/2024
Doug Drabik discusses fixed income market conditions and offers insight for bond investors.
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Markets & Investing
Markets watching for when the Fed easing cycle will begin

Markets watching for when the Fed easing cycle will begin

06/07/2024
Review the latest Weekly Headings by CIO Larry Adam.
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Markets & Investing
Welcome to economic decision making: Which way is north?

Welcome to economic decision making: Which way is north?

06/07/2024
Chief Economist Eugenio J. Aleman discusses current economic conditions.
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Economy & Policy
Buckle up and pare down: Shed the excess clutter

Buckle up and pare down: Shed the excess clutter

Seeking more space? Review decluttering tips from some of your favorite shows.
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Family & Lifestyle
How cyber savvy are you?

How cyber savvy are you?

Cyberattacks are the nation’s fastest-growing crime. Review these tips for keeping your personal information safe.
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Technology and Innovation
Tax-advantaged accounts: A powerful addition to your financial plan

Tax-advantaged accounts: A powerful addition to your financial plan

The benefits of tax-efficient wealth management.
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Tax Planning
More retirees crossing state lines – here’s where they’re going

More retirees crossing state lines – here’s where they’re going

Florida drew more retirees than any other state.

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Retirement & Longevity
Is a niche retirement community right for you?

Is a niche retirement community right for you?

Things to consider before joining a community of like-minded retirees.
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Retirement & Longevity
Structured lending: A strategic tool for sophisticated individuals

Structured lending: A strategic tool for sophisticated individuals

Customization that serves the multifaceted needs of private wealth.

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Markets & Investing
What a difference a data point (or two) makes

What a difference a data point (or two) makes

05/03/2024
Chief Economist Eugenio J. Aleman discusses current economic conditions.
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Economy & Policy
Earnings season is in the homestretch

Earnings season is in the homestretch

05/03/2024
Review the latest Weekly Headings by CIO Larry Adam.
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Markets & Investing
Preparing for your future with long-term care insurance

Preparing for your future with long-term care insurance

How to plan for long-term care needs health insurance doesn’t cover.

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Retirement & Longevity
Cash management strategies for business owners

Cash management strategies for business owners

Top five tips for navigating market volatility and inflation.
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Business Ownership
The pledged-securities mortgage explained

The pledged-securities mortgage explained

Savvy investors can leverage their assets to secure a loan using a pledged-securities mortgage. 
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Family & Lifestyle
IRS suspends missed RMD penalty for certain inherited IRAs

IRS suspends missed RMD penalty for certain inherited IRAs

Some beneficiaries who inherited an IRA in 2020, 2021, 2022 or 2023 will not face withdrawal penalties until 2025.

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Retirement & Longevity
Alternative investments: Thinking beyond the traditional asset classes

Alternative investments: Thinking beyond the traditional asset classes

Discover the reasons investors diversify their portfolio with alternative investments.
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Markets & Investing
Define your personal philanthropic mission

Define your personal philanthropic mission

A compelling plan to make a genuine impact on the world has a variety of components.
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Estate & Giving
Take your business skills to the nonprofit sector

Take your business skills to the nonprofit sector

What business leaders should know about the nonprofit sector.

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Business Ownership
Leveraging a non-occupant co-borrower to buy a home

Leveraging a non-occupant co-borrower to buy a home

For first-time homebuyers, qualifying for a mortgage loan can be a challenge. However, they do have options.
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Family & Lifestyle
Companies' sustainability goals encourage efficiency

Companies' sustainability goals encourage efficiency

Companies show that environmental business practices can be good for business.
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Technology & Innovation
Help safeguard your assets from a beneficiary's divorce

Help safeguard your assets from a beneficiary's divorce

How a careful and intentional trust will help ensure your intentions are upheld.
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Estate & Giving
How financial models have evolved to help meet client needs

How financial models have evolved to help meet client needs

In an ever-changing landscape, which technologies do advisors leverage to create client-focused financial plans?
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Technology & Innovation
An asset class comparison

An asset class comparison

03/11/2024
Drew O’Neil discusses fixed income market conditions and offers insight for bond investors.
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Markets & Investing
Cycles are long term

Cycles are long term

03/04/2024
Doug Drabik discusses fixed income market conditions and offers insight for bond investors.
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Markets & Investing
Employment report holds the key to where growth is heading

Employment report holds the key to where growth is heading

03/01/2024
Review the latest Weekly Headings by CIO Larry Adam.
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Markets & Investing
Sharing something of significance

Sharing something of significance

Create a legacy that passes on so much more than money.
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Estate & Giving
Clear sentiment on interest rate direction

Clear sentiment on interest rate direction

01/16/2024
Doug Drabik discusses fixed income market conditions and offers insight for bond investors.
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Markets & Investing
What you need to know about freezing your credit

What you need to know about freezing your credit

Four free and easy steps to protect yourself from fraud.
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Family & Lifestyle
Create a workspace that energizes

Create a workspace that energizes

Working in a Zen-like environment could lead to less stress, greater productivity and on-the-job happiness.
Read

Technology & Innovation
Attractive income levels to start the year

Attractive income levels to start the year

01/08/2024
Doug Drabik discusses fixed income market conditions and offers insight for bond investors.
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Markets & Investing
You've inherited a business. Now what?

You've inherited a business. Now what?

It’s a financial and emotional journey. Here’s where to start.
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Business Ownership
Forecasting

Forecasting

01/02/2024
Drew O’Neil discusses fixed income market conditions and offers insight for bond investors.
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Markets & Investing
Tax-efficient strategies for investment properties

Tax-efficient strategies for investment properties

3 smart ways to defer capital gains taxes.
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Family & Lifestyle
Consider umbrella insurance

Consider umbrella insurance

Protect what you've built with a secondary insurance policy.
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Family & Lifestyle
Understanding long-term care

Understanding long-term care

Long-term care planning isn’t just about money; it’s about preserving your quality of life.
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Family & Lifestyle
Understanding the difference between long-term care and long-term disability

Understanding the difference between long-term care and long-term disability

A person turning 65 today has a nearly 70%1 chance of needing some type of long-term care in their retirement years.
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Retirement & Longevity
How AR is impacting business

How AR is impacting business

The technology is fast rising in popularity and the possibilities are almost limitless.
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Technology & Innovation
Should you franchise your business?

Should you franchise your business?

Learn what makes a good franchisor and how to get started.
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Business Ownership
Annuities for investing and risk management

Annuities for investing and risk management

Annuities are multifaceted, sophisticated tools that can serve goals beyond income generation, the role for which they are best known.
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Retirement & Longevity
5 considerations for your Social Security strategy

5 considerations for your Social Security strategy

Optimizing your Social Security benefits is an important step in preparing for retirement.
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Retirement & Longevity
Navigating risk, wealth and public prominence

Navigating risk, wealth and public prominence

From privacy and cybersecurity to legal and reputational risks – are you prepared for what's out there?
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Technology & Innovation
Year-end tax tips for businesses

Year-end tax tips for businesses

Help improve your bottom line with these tax mitigation strategies.
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Business Ownership
Remote work and its effect on real estate

Remote work and its effect on real estate

A pandemic necessity. But, how have remote preferences and hybrid workstyles since impacted business and real estate development?
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Technology & Innovation
Impact of local infrastructure investments on a portfolio

Impact of local infrastructure investments on a portfolio

Infrastructure has historically drawn the attention of institutional investors. But now individual investors are starting to take notice.
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Markets & Investing
Wills, trusts, POAs and directives: What’s the difference?

Wills, trusts, POAs and directives: What’s the difference?

Explore the various types of estate planning documents and how they factor into your financial plan.
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Estate & Giving
Life insurance, loans and liquidity for your heirs

Life insurance, loans and liquidity for your heirs

A life insurance policy could help protect your estate while ensuring your heirs have the liquidity they need.
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Estate & Giving
Now or later? How and why you give can be illuminating

Now or later? How and why you give can be illuminating

Making your charitable donations in mindful ways that support your values can maximize their impact.
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Estate & Giving
Cashing in on collections

Cashing in on collections

Collectibles can appreciate in value, but are they a solid investment?
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Family & Lifestyle
The roles of trusts [INFOGRAPHIC]

The roles of trusts [INFOGRAPHIC]

These precise, tax-efficient tools can help ensure your hard work is paid forward in the ways you envision.
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Estate & Giving
Your guide to marriage and money

Your guide to marriage and money

Love and money can be complicated. Here’s how to deal with finances before, during and – if needed – after marriage.
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Family & Lifestyle
7 ways to boost your savings

7 ways to boost your savings

Discover smart options to grow your savings.
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Retirement & Longevity
Long-term care insurance can support your future flexibility

Long-term care insurance can support your future flexibility

Asset-based long-term care may be a worthwhile addition to your financial plan.
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Retirement & Longevity
How to help mitigate the negative impacts of market swings

How to help mitigate the negative impacts of market swings

Learn how to better prepare your portfolio for a downturn – and how to potentially take advantage of one when it occurs.
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Markets and Investing
Annuity strategies aren’t one-size-fits-all [INFOGRAPHIC]

Annuity strategies aren’t one-size-fits-all [INFOGRAPHIC]

These versatile contracts can address a broad range of financial needs. Explore how different strategies pair with particular goals.
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Retirement & Longevity
A well-orchestrated care team can offer coordinated support

A well-orchestrated care team can offer coordinated support

Meet the eldercare specialists you didn't know you'd need.
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Retirement & Longevity
5 reasons wealth transfers fail

5 reasons wealth transfers fail

Knowing these common legacy pitfalls can help your family avoid them.
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Estate & Giving
Retiree in training

Retiree in training

Practice makes perfect when it comes to retirement.
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Retirement & Longevity
High-value estates may merit a corporate trustee's expertise

High-value estates may merit a corporate trustee's expertise

A dedicated executor or trustee can help unburden your loved ones.
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Estate & Giving
Have you prepared your personal documents for an emergency?

Have you prepared your personal documents for an emergency?

Proactive organization can make insurance claims and other recovery activities easier.
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Family & Lifestyle
Complex, significant wealth warrants elevated support

Complex, significant wealth warrants elevated support

Managing substantial wealth often requires specialized capabilities and expertise.
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Markets & Investing
Wheat, gold and the pursuit of a zero-correlation investment

Wheat, gold and the pursuit of a zero-correlation investment

For investors with appropriate risk tolerances, the measured inclusion of commodities can offer an additional dose of diversification.
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Markets & Investing
Risk mitigation's crucial, complex role for wealthy families

Risk mitigation's crucial, complex role for wealthy families

Affluent investors should carefully consider their liquidity needs, privacy concerns and diversification strategy.
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Markets & Investing
Relaunching your career with a returnship

Relaunching your career with a returnship

These internship-like programs are gaining popularity for women re-entering the workforce. Learn what they're all about.
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Family & Lifestyle
Start the conversation about quiet quitting

Start the conversation about quiet quitting

Why the quiet quitting narrative is an opportunity to reexamine your employees' engagement.
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Business Ownership
SECURE Act 2.0 allows rollovers of 529 funds to Roth IRA

SECURE Act 2.0 allows rollovers of 529 funds to Roth IRA

Effective in 2024, beneficiaries of 529 college savings accounts may transfer unused funds directly to a Roth IRA.
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Family & Lifestyle
Review key takeaways of the SECURE Act 2.0

Review key takeaways of the SECURE Act 2.0

Changes for investors include RMD age increases, higher catch-up contribution limits and a new 529 transferal option.
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Economy & Policy
Out-of-the-box alumni donations

Out-of-the-box alumni donations

Think beyond checks, endowments and scholarships. Explore alumni donations that have truly broken the mold.
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Family & Lifestyle
Reasons to give appreciated stock

Reasons to give appreciated stock

Giving appreciated equity can be a gift for both you and your favorite charity.
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Estate & Giving
The appeal and reality of multiple home ownership

The appeal and reality of multiple home ownership

Important rental, tax and retirement considerations to consider.
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Family & Lifestyle
Take inspiration from retirement lifestyles around the world

Take inspiration from retirement lifestyles around the world

Hardly universal, retirement is colored by cultural expectations worldwide.
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Retirement & Longevity
Give wisely to maximize your charitable impact

Give wisely to maximize your charitable impact

Contribute to the causes you care about with strategies that match your intentions.
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Estate & Giving
Are you and your partner on the same retirement page?

Are you and your partner on the same retirement page?

Many couples don’t agree on when, where or how they’re going to spend their golden years.
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Retirement & Longevity
Who should you choose to execute your estate?

Who should you choose to execute your estate?

When selecting a personal representative to carry out the terms of your will, consider the role's many responsibilities.
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Estate & Giving
Is an owner-only 401(k) right for you?

Is an owner-only 401(k) right for you?

How to determine if this unique retirement vehicle makes sense.
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Business Ownership
Don't sleep on these nighttime spectacles and experiences

Don't sleep on these nighttime spectacles and experiences

From total eclipses to swirling auroras, a world of magic awaits behind our dark skies.
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Family & Lifestyle
Pay perks: What we can all learn from executive compensation

Pay perks: What we can all learn from executive compensation

Managing earnings tax efficiently may be as important as the compensation package itself.
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Business Ownership
Making a career pivot

Making a career pivot

Need to change jobs? Read five tips to help you redesign your work life.
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Family & Lifestyle
Webinar replay - Deciphering the market's difficult message

Webinar replay - Deciphering the market's difficult message

07/11/2022
Borrowing ancient wisdom to crack the code of the economy's future.
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Markets & Investing
An empty nest could mean a fuller wallet

An empty nest could mean a fuller wallet

When children leave home, you may have extra resources to invest in yourself.
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Family & Lifestyle
Nudge Theory and the power of positive patterns

Nudge Theory and the power of positive patterns

Small beneficial “nudges” can help build healthy habits – both personal and financial.
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Family & Lifestyle
The benefits of investing with intention

The benefits of investing with intention

Align your values with specialized investment and philanthropic vehicles.
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Estate & Giving
Why choose sustainable investing?

Why choose sustainable investing?

Explore four reasons many investors look closely at ESG criteria.
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Markets & Investing
Webinar replay - Ascending Into Summer

Webinar replay - Ascending Into Summer

06/06/2022
Consumer spending patterns are starting to shift.
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Markets & Investing
How rebalancing helps keep your portfolio on track

How rebalancing helps keep your portfolio on track

Revisiting your allocation helps keep your financial plan aligned with your goals, risk tolerance and time horizon.
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Markets & Investing
Social Security myths and misconceptions

Social Security myths and misconceptions

Learn how to get the most from your hard-earned benefits.
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Retirement & Longevity
Lessons learned: The value of the exit interview

Lessons learned: The value of the exit interview

How to learn from attrition and emerge stronger.
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Business Ownership
Expand your entrepreneurial reach with a new business

Expand your entrepreneurial reach with a new business

Whether it’s to diversify your existing offerings, position your firm for future growth or amplify returns, investing in a new business can be both thrilling and complex.
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Business Ownership
Should you invest in the family entrepreneur?

Should you invest in the family entrepreneur?

Considerations for navigating the tricky waters of the familial and the financial.
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Business Ownership
Full hands, full hearts: becoming a caregiver

Full hands, full hearts: becoming a caregiver

Caring for a spouse or parent is a love story that, like others, has obstacles to overcome.
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Family & Lifestyle
Correcting your retirement course

Correcting your retirement course

Plan B can turn into something beautiful.
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Retirement & Longevity
How to address career breaks

How to address career breaks

No longer red flags, resume gaps are getting a rebrand.
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Business Ownership
The friendship wealth gap

The friendship wealth gap

The do’s and don’ts of navigating mixed-income relationships.
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Family & Lifestyle
Sorting through complicated compensation plans

Sorting through complicated compensation plans

Managing earnings tax efficiently may be just as important as the compensation package itself.
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Family & Lifestyle
The do's and dont's of managing up

The do's and dont's of managing up

Working remotely can add an extra challenge to building effective relationships. Conquer it with these tips.
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Family & Lifestyle
Harness the power of flexible lending

Harness the power of flexible lending

Did you know a securities-based line of credit (SBL) can help you finance everything from a dream home to a dream... horse?
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Family & Lifestyle
Webinar replay - Inflation Nation

Webinar replay - Inflation Nation

05/02/2022
Has inflation peaked?
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Markets & Investing
Elevate your LinkedIn prospecting

Elevate your LinkedIn prospecting

Use this checklist to take your networking to the next level.
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Business Ownership
Quick facts about the bright future of solar energy

Quick facts about the bright future of solar energy

Interest in solar energy is soaring — and for good reason.
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Technology & Innovation
Commonsense tactics for maximizing productivity

Commonsense tactics for maximizing productivity

Leverage your team members' strengths and use top talent strategically.
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Business Ownership
6 Hacks to Boost Your Productivity [INFOGRAPHIC]

6 Hacks to Boost Your Productivity [INFOGRAPHIC]

Streamline your day with these simple suggestions.
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Family & Lifestyle
Leaving Money to Your Kids? Consider These Inheritance Tips

Leaving Money to Your Kids? Consider These Inheritance Tips

How to have a valuable family conversation about your estate.
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Estate & Giving
EQ vs. IQ: The Great Brain Debate

EQ vs. IQ: The Great Brain Debate

02/10/2021
Do you tend to lead with empathy or rely on reasoning? As it turns out, you’ll want a mix of both skill sets as you pursue personal and professional success.
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Business Ownership
For Better or Worse, Discuss Your Estate as a Couple

For Better or Worse, Discuss Your Estate as a Couple

07/09/2019
Are you making the transition into married life? Consider these five estate planning to-do’s as you start your life together.
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Estate & Giving
A Survivor’s Survival Plan

A Survivor’s Survival Plan

05/06/2019
The surprises that come with widowhood don’t have to catch you off guard.
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Family & Lifestyle
Are You Prepared to Live Longer? [VIDEO]

Are You Prepared to Live Longer? [VIDEO]

03/21/2019
A longer lifespan means more years to enjoy the fruits of your la...
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Retirement & Longevity
A Perfectly Timed – and Planned – Exit

A Perfectly Timed – and Planned – Exit

02/04/2019
Though selling a business is rarely a cakewalk, the right preparation can help you make the most of your hard work.
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Business Ownership
Be a Cultural Chameleon

Be a Cultural Chameleon

02/03/2019
Adapting your style to that of other cultures is smart business.
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Business Ownership
Is It Time to Bust a (Tax) Move?

Is It Time to Bust a (Tax) Move?

01/25/2019
New federal tax rules may pique an interest in moving to a tax-friendlier state.
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Tax Planning
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